Although the agreement still must be approved by the IAEA, the principles of the deal are very similar to the US offer except Iran will exchange nuclear material directly for medical fuel rods with Turkey:
- Iran Agrees Nuclear Swap with Turkey (Guardian)
At the center of the largest US led military operation in Afghanistan, a farmer complains, “I am sure if I stay in Marja I will be killed one day either by Taliban or the Americansâ€:
The plan to enable Mullah Sadiq to switch sides looked good on paper, but the real world obstacles of foreign intervention seem to have doomed it:
- Combat Generation: Trying to Work With an Afghan Insurgent (Washington Post)
Noam Chomsky sites the two reasons he was denied entry , “the government does not like the kind of things I say” and “they seemed upset” that on this trip he would speak at Birzeit but not at any Israeli universities:
- Israel Stops US Academic at Border (Al Jazeera)
Is Qatari government economic intervention into Palestine a positive development for Palestinian territorial integrity, or a statist boondoggle that will make the area unaffordable for many present residents?
- Architect Eyes Tony Palestinian City with Eco-Mindset and Fast Internet (Christian Science Monitor)
The issues of addiction among Afghani police continues to plague the effectiveness of the government:
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